<![CDATA[Painting an engine bay]]>Is there any performance oriented reason <u>not</u> to paint my engine bay black??

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KA-T_240;174698 wrote:
They may be "clean" but they are far from shaved. look at 99 civics engine bay that is shaved and tucked. I spent way to much time on my engine bay. And it was worth it, I'm jealous.

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Rexwagon;172922 wrote:
Ive seen a lot of ppl with theirs black so i would assume it should be all good. are you going to remove some of the holes in the bay to by welding them and grinding them smooth too? it gives it that real clean look. I like black because it looks cleaner after i wash it and it's hard to see oil leaks. Look at ZBrown's engine, its a showpiece

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/165237https://fargostreet.com/post/165237Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:51:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:24:09 GMT]]>Back on topic: No shaving, Ford Gray bay, balcking alot of stuff: Crossmember,booster, slave cylider, vavle covers, itake manifold,

Coming soon: red lines for the brake lines and hoses, steel braided fuel lines.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164314https://fargostreet.com/post/164314Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:16:12 GMT]]>sweet mugen strut bar...doesnt king ricer have one :rolleyes:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164313https://fargostreet.com/post/164313Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:27:56 GMT]]>Those bays were tucked, not shaved, otherwise there wouldnt be holes anywheres....there's a K24 CRX on Honda-Tech, had everything tucked and everything shaved, complete down to the bare frame build...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164308https://fargostreet.com/post/164308Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:27:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:40:27 GMT]]>They may be "clean" but they are far from shaved. look at 99 civics engine bay that is shaved and tucked. I spent way to much time on my engine bay.

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ihaveaids;174157 wrote:
Shaved and tucked engine bays are amazing. Don't know what you drive but here are some honda examples. Observe.

[IM G]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/vtec112/eibach-126.jpg[/IMG]

[IM G]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/vtec112/eric032b.jpg[/IMG]

[IM G]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/vtec112/Ricky1.jpg[/IMG]

and not very good examples at that.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164238https://fargostreet.com/post/164238Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:41:22 GMT]]>Shaved and tucked engine bays are amazing. Don't know what you drive but here are some honda examples. Observe.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/163715https://fargostreet.com/post/163715Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:41:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:51:44 GMT]]>It's ok, I'm now the proud owner of a blitz Nur spec cannon with 3in catless single piece exhaust

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162768https://fargostreet.com/post/162768Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:51:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:27:38 GMT]]>i was just joking when i told colin it was rice..

and im sorry aps has all their exhuast with a 4inch tip. 🙂

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Colin;173096 wrote:
i dont have a fart can. I actually dont have exhaust at all. Or headers. In three cars.

Or an engine. 😛

ha...no i wasnt aiming that at you... you didnt make the comment

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162695https://fargostreet.com/post/162695Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:57:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:59:53 GMT]]>i dont have a fart can. I actually dont have exhaust at all. Or headers. In three cars.

Or an engine. 😛

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162691https://fargostreet.com/post/162691Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:59:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:23:40 GMT]]>i am more along the lines of an ppg epoxy primer so as i can drop/throw a wrench at my engine bay and all it does is smile back......

So does it make me or you more of a ricer if i have a painted engine bay and 4 mufflers = quiet............or you with a fart can and not painted engine bay????

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162686https://fargostreet.com/post/162686Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:23:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:57:23 GMT]]>I'm not into "clean" it's too much work. I am, however, a big proponent of no-rust.

And believe me. My engine bay gets wet and dirty.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162540https://fargostreet.com/post/162540Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:16:00 GMT]]>Ive seen a lot of ppl with theirs black so i would assume it should be all good. are you going to remove some of the holes in the bay to by welding them and grinding them smooth too? it gives it that real clean look.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162517https://fargostreet.com/post/162517Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:16:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:03:16 GMT]]>Black is naturally a better absorber of radiant heat than other colors. So...I guess it will help you out some by absorbing some of the engine bay heat and conducting it through your body panels to then be convected into the ambient air.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162514https://fargostreet.com/post/162514Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:03:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:58:09 GMT]]>i've heard painting a block a certain color is bad for heat but the engine bay shouldn't matter.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162341https://fargostreet.com/post/162341Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:58:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:24:00 GMT]]>Ive seen guys paint it gray so they can tell if they are leaking any fluids easier. Im sure black spray paint won't have any affect on it at all. If it was like a high temp heat resistant paint then thats a different story.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162339https://fargostreet.com/post/162339Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:55:52 GMT]]>I can only think that heat issues would be light/sunlight affected. So an engine bay should really have no effect.

Except for glowing exhaust manifolds.

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RidinRails;172721 wrote:
yes its rice

thats funny from the guy with a coffee can coming off the back of his car 😛

Again: performance oriented. ONLY WONDERING ABOUT THE HEAT REFLECTING/ABSORBING QUALITIES OF BLACK PAINT

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162328https://fargostreet.com/post/162328Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:47:35 GMT]]>what color is the car now? i think black bays look pretty clean with the right outside color.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/162325https://fargostreet.com/post/162325Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:47:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Painting an engine bay on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:39:55 GMT]]>yes its rice

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